Just spotted software from Washington’s Verdium Corp. that will monitor and control your PC’s energy usage.

Called Edison, the software is a friendly-looking widget with a simple slider to save more or less energy.  Slide the bar to the far right to “save more” and the software will turn off the display after five minutes, power down the hard drive after five minutes and suspend the computer after 10 minutes. That, apparently, will save you on an annual basis $28.78, 323.38 kWh of energy and 440.76 pounds of carbon dioxide.

But sliding the toggle bar to the far left to “save less” (as I did in image on right) results in the computer never going to sleep, powering down the drive or turning off the screen. However, you still save: $19.18, 215 kWh and 293.76 CO2. Hmmmm…

You can also set your own schedule so it knows when you do work or don’t.

It’s a free download in exchange for your e-mail and it’s available HERE. Works only with Windows XP and Vista.

Other takes:

• Edison: Free energy-saving PC software (C/NET)
• Green your PC for free (SF Chronicle)
• An Energy Diet for Power-Hungry Household PCs (NY Times)

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